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Thrift shop find (lemmy.world)
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Midland Model 74-102. Manufactured February 1989. I found this in a thrift shop yesterday. It had a 9V battery so I gave the dial a turn, and sure enough, it still works!

I can't justify the cost of a new weather radio, but this guy only ran me four bucks. Now I need to get my hands on a 12 volt barrel jack power supply.

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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Definitely need to swap over to some other power source, as 9v battery will cost more than the unit!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    There are 9V Batteries you can recharge from usb-c. Maybe an option.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I think your power supply idea is great.

    I probably have 50 different power supplies from old devices. I keep them in a box, each one is labelled with output voltage and current. Use them for projects all the time.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Just double check the polarity!

    I’ve had at least one fro the 90s that was shell + pin - opposite from most.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago*

    The pin is positive on this guy. I just dug up an old power supply that came with a modem I'm not using anymore out of my box of random electronic whirlydoos. The voltage and polarity are both correct, and the jack fits the port. We're totally in business!

    Oh, the wife is gonna hate this thing when there's a tornado in town at 3AM. Here's the alert tone. Check the volume on your headphones first.

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